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Predictors of organizational culture and climate in selected senior colleges of the Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 1996-03)The purpose of this study was to specify areas to improve organizational culture and climate of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) institutions of higher education in the Asia-Pacific Division (APD). The results may serve as ... -
Predictors of spiritual maturity in selected bachelor of science in nursing programs in the Philippines : a cross-sectional survey of students and teachers
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 1998-10)The purpose guiding this study was to determine predictors of spiritual maturity in nursing students and teachers in selected bachelor of science programs in Manila, Philippines. This study may contribute to a ... -
Student perception of school climate associated with faith maturity in private sectarian, private nonsectarian, and public high schools in Metro Manila
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 1999-12)This study examined school climate and faith maturity as perceived by high school students in Metro Manila, Philippines. Theory and prior research had suggested that a significant relationship might exist between school ... -
Perceptions pertaining to actual and preferred participation of teachers in decision making in North Philippine Academies : a comparative study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2000-07)Shared decision making focusing on faculty involvement and participation in decision making at the local school Ievel, has been identified as an essential element in successful educational reform. The purpose guiding ... -
Organizational conflict : its relationship to organizational culture and spiritual maturity of teachers
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2001-01)This study explored the relationship of organizational conflict to organizational culture and spiritual maturity of teachers and administrators in selected tertiary schools in the Philippines. The organizational conflict ... -
Teacher behavior as predictors of student's sense of community
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2001-05)The present study addressed the relatively enexplored relationship between teacher-student interaction and students' sense of community (SOC). It sought to address the questions: (a) Which classroom behaviors in a teacher's ... -
Teachers' perceptions of leadership skills associated with the principalship in Central Luzon Conference, Philippines
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2003-09)This study was conducted to investigate the perceptions of selected Adventist elementary and secondary school teachers of Central Luzon Conference in the Philippines as to the leaderships skills of their principals.These ... -
School climate and student character traits : a descriptive study of student perceptions in Adventist High Schools in Rwanda
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2005-02)The present study examined character traits and school climate as perceived by SDA high school students in Rwanda. Specifically, the study sought to identify the level of students' character and school climate, the ... -
Persistent home-schooled children's perceptions : collective analysis of case studies
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2008-10)The purpose of this study was to discover what non-British and non-American elementary and middle school aged home-schooled children themselves think of the experience of being home schooled, after having home schooled for ... -
Principals' servant leadership, workplace spirituality, and job satisfaction of teachers
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2011-09)This quantitative study examined the relationship between servant leadership, workplace spirituality and job satisfaction, reported by Seventh-day Adventist teachers and principals in Bangladesh. Although many existing ... -
Transformational leadership, school climate, faith maturity, and organizational citizenship behavior
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-03)This study looks at some potential significant variables in Adventist schools in relation to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). The study is designed to address the problem, ―To what extent does the transformational ... -
Student perceptions of teacher competency, teaching strategies, school climate, teacher-student relationship and classroom management
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-02)This descriptive correlational study investigated variables associated with classroom management: teacher competency, teaching strategies, school climate, and teacher-student relationship in 6 private middle and high schools ... -
Mentoring style, self-description, and academic achievement
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-03)The intention of the study was to examine student mentoring, self-description, and academic achievement in a selected private university in Jakarta, Indonesia. There were 150 respondents in the study. The 2 instruments ... -
Adolescent spirituality in relation to teacher spirituality and school context
(2014-02)The fundamental aim of Christian education is to restore the broken relationship between God and the student. Based on this fundamental aim of education, this study was conducted mainly for the purpose ofinvestigating ... -
Children's implicit leadership theories in middle childhood
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-05)Given the lack of perceived importance of the initial experiences in childhood as a solid base for leadership effectiveness in adulthood, this exploratory study was designed to describe the content, differences in, and ... -
Character development outcomes : a predictive model for tertiary institutions
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-05)Higher education institutions are facing challenges in the area of character development as manifested in the percentages of college completion rates, teen pregnancies, drug abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, marriage out of ... -
Breaking the glass ceiling : a phenomenological study of women leaders in Adventist higher education institutions
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-07)The Adventist Church owns and operates 106 higher education institutions worldwide, and opened its first higher education institution in 1874. To date, less than 20 women have served in the capacity of president, even ... -
Quality assurance in Seventh-day Adventist online higher education
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-08)Online higher education is a fast-growing area of Adventist education and, given its unique qualities and the Adventist philosophy of education, nature-specific quality assurance and accountability measures are ... -
The Phenomenon of collective oral English proficiency failure in Thai public schools
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-09)The increasing popularity of English as a global language has driven most Asian countries to create a national mission for their citizenry to acquire English competency (DeCapau & Wintergerst, 2010). Conversely, Thailand ... -
Cultural competence and nursing curriculum
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-11)This study purposed to define cultural competence in the Philippine context via selected faculty in accredited nursing schools in order to propose a model for a culturally competent nursing curriculum in the Philippines. ...